A Leicestershire Police spokesman said: “We were made aware that a 32-year-old man was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary in the early hours of 1 January having been taken ill at a premises in University Road, Leicester.

“The man subsequently died and the death is not being treated as suspicious.

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There are two additional venues operating independently and simultaneously on site: O2 Academy2 Leicester with a 500 capacity and O2 Academy3 Leicester for 250 people.

The venue provides live music and club events, including student nights.

The venue is owned and operated by Academy Music Group which owns and operates more than 20 live music and club venues in the UK including London’s iconic theatres, O2 Academy Brixton and O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.